Top 20 Playwright celebrities in France
Here is the latest list of the world's top 20 Playwright celebrities [Updated March 27, 2023].
Antonin Artaud was born
on September 4, 1896
in France.
He occasionally acted, too, playing the monk in The Passion of
Joan of Arc.
Marcel Pagnol was born
on February 25, 1895
in France.
He won Best foreign film for HARVEST from the New York Film Critics Circle.
Alfred Jarry was born
on September 8, 1873
in France.
In 1894, he served in the army until he was discharged as a result of medical circumstances.
Cyrano De Bergerac was born
on March 6, 1619
in Paris, France.
He penned several science fiction-themed plays, including L'Autre Monde: ou les Etats et Empires de la Lune and Les Etats et Empires du Soleil.
Jean Racine was born
on December 22, 0
in France.
He joined Moliere and Corneille as one of the most important French playwrights of the Seventeenth Century.
Alexandre Bisson was born
on April 9, 1848
in France.
Famous in the US, too, he was invited to write as a theater correspondent for The Saturday Evening Post.
Roger Planchon was born
on September 12, 1931
in France.
Alexandre Dumas Jr. was born
on July 27, 1824
in France.
French author and playwright who is best known for his novel-turned-melodrama, Camille. Known as Alexandre Dumas, fils, he was the son of the renowned novelist, Alexandre Dumas.
His works were largely inspired by his unstable early family life.
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